Brick construction



May 15, 1934. w Ra- SIMQNS 1,958,771

BRICK CONSTRUCTION Filed O01). 10, 1932 TTORNEYS.

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Patented May 15, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRICK CONSTRUCTION Walter R. Simons, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application October 10, 1932, Serial No. 637,125

5 Claims. (Cl. 72-30) This invention relates to an improved Wall Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3-3 of structure. Fig. 2.

An object of the invention is to provide for Fig. 4 is a fragmental face view of the bottom a wall structure, as a new article of manufacportion of a wall wherein the building blocks 5 ture, a building block which will have at opare staggered in the conventional manner, show- 60 posite sides or ends thereof flanges, the building ing the application of the invention to a strucblock being provided also with transversely exture of this kind. tending grooves or corrugations which in combi- Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on line 5 5 nation with the flanged structure recited will of Fig. 4. l adapt the building block for being held more se- Referring in detail to the drawing, each of 65 curely in place when the same is assembled in the building blocks of the invention as shown the wall, and will also produce a wall structure in the drawing is identical in construction with wherein transversely extending reinforcing and the other blocks of the wall. Describing in deretaining rods may be advantageously used. tail the preferred construction of said block, Another object of the invention is to provide around one side face thereof extends a marginal 70 a wall structure consisting of an inner and an flange 6 and 6a, said flange desirably being recouter course of superposed blocks, said courses tangular as shown in cross section in the upper being maintained in a spaced relation to each part of Fig. 1. The anged side of the block is Y other whereby a central cavity or space is prodesigned to occupy the outer face of the wall. vided in the wall to receive an adhesive and ll- The inner side of each block OppOsite t0 the 75 ing cement or plaster, the inner face of the blocks flanges side thereof is provided with bevels or of each course being shaped in such a manner chamfers 7 and 7a which extend entirely around that a large amount of surface is presented to the margin thereof. These chamfers as shown the central lling of the wall thus greatly inin the drawing are of a considerable Width thus ereasing the strength and stability of the wall providing ample room for the concrete erout, 80

structure as a whole. With this wall structure as will later be described. is combined a series of transversely extending From the outer side of each chamfer 7 to stay rods, each stay rod having end portions the flange 6 extends a transverse (horizontal in with heads or lateral projections which anchor the completed wall) series of corrugations or althe rods within the cement or mortar and thus ternate gIOOVeS 9 and lbS 10 S0 that these DOI- 85 add greatly in strengthening the wall. tions of the adjacent building blocks present The invention also pertains to a new article each to the other a Continuously Corrugated Surof manufacture consisting of a brick or building face. AS ShOWIl in Fg 1 the COIIIlgaOIlS r6- bloek of such a shape that when a wall is built ferred t0 occupy the end portions of each buildup from blocks of the newly invented design, ing block as well as the side portions thereof. 90

chamfers on the inside of the block will cooper- In the Completed wall, adjacent t0 each buildate with iianges at the outer faee of the bleek ing block 5, iS placed One 0r more transversely both to keep the blocks in place and to IDI-Q extending tie rods 13, these rods being provided vide a novel and advantageous spacing within the at each, end with a laterally extending anonoring Wall for a cementitous mung. proJection preferably a head 14. Each of these 95 tie rods is placed between opposite grooves 9 Other obJects, advantages and features of the invention may hereinafter @Dean the blocks being soplaced that the giooves 9 come opposite to each other and that the ribs Referrme to the accompanymg drawmg Whlch 10 also are disposed oppositely to each other. lnustrates Wheels at present, deemed te be a The length of each tie rod 13 is only slightly 100 preferrea embodnnent o f the mvennon less than the entire width of the wall, and there- Flg- 1 1S a Seononal VleW of ene upper pornon fore the headed end portion of each rod almost of a wall constructlon the cementitious filling abuts against the inner Sides of the anges 6 being omitted and the View being taken Wien at that side of the Wall. By this construction V tno observer looking at ene left hand or inner and arrangement each tie rod is made to prevent 105 Side 0f the upper Portion 0f the Tight hand Wan either an inward or outward displacement of the COUISE ShOWn in Fig. 2. blocks immediately above and below it.

Fie. 2 is a View partly in Section and partly As weil shown in Fig. 2, the core portion 16 of in elevation, the sectioned portion of the view the wall occupies a vertically extending place being taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1. having diamond shaped enlargements 17 located 110 where each course of blocks meets the course next above, said enlargements 17 being connected by contracted neck portions 18, the tie rods 13 extending transversely through these diamond shaped enlargements. It will therefore be seen that the central portion of each transversely extending tie rod is embedded in an expanded or enlarged part of the core portion of the wall thus adding to they strength and stability of the structure as a whole.

The core portion of the wall comprising the enlargements or recesses 17 and the "neck portions 18 is preferably lled with a cementitious material such as Portland cement, while the spaces 21 between the superimposed blocks are designed for being lled with the usual mortar.

In Fig. 4 is shown a modified form of the struc` ture wherein the wall blocks or brick 5 are staggered and the tie rods 13 are placed opposite the mid-length of one block and at the corner portions of the blocks of the next course above or below as the case may be, or they may be placed at other points preferably where two of the grooves 9 come opposite to each other.

The structure is made stronger by reason of the fact that the space at the mid-width of the wall is filled with a very resistant oementitious material which is poured into place in a iluid state after a number of the courses have been put into place and united to each other by means of a suitable mortar which is trowled into place to ll the spaces 2l provided for this material.

Viewing the structure as seen in Fig. 1 it will beA seen that each of the oppositely disposed grooves 9 provides an enlargement or swell in the horizontal layer of mortar between superposed blocks and these enlarged portions serve as keys which are united by neck portions 25. A series of enlargements and neck portions are thus provided by the mortar filling which stabilize the structure against both longitudinal and lateral displacement of the individual blocks.

In both forms of the wall structure shown in the drawing, the flanges 6 at the upper side of each course of blocks, which has just been put in place, provides a retaining means for the mortar as it is applied to the uppermost course of blocks so thattne mortar wili flow inwardly toward the center of the wall insteadrof outwardly, and it will also be more convenientV for the workman to apply a sufficient thickness of the semifluid mortar to the uppermost faces of the last blocks laid to insure that when the next course of locks is put in place all air pockets between superimposed blocks will be eliminated owing to the mortar spreading evenly in all directions (exout the midewidth portion thereof, two series of piers or enlarged sections of cementitious Inaterial, one of the series extending vertically and the other extending horizontally, the piers or enlargements of each series alternating with the narrower or neck portions, as is Well shown in transverse section in Figs. 2, 3 and 5.

I claim:

1. As an article of manufacture, a building block of a generally rectangular shape as viewed in vertical section, said block having a chamfer or bevel extending around one side face thereof and a flange extending around the opposite side face thereof, the outer side of said flange being flush with the face of that side of the block, and the top, bottom and end faces of said block having corrugations which extend fiom said flange to said chamfer.

2. In a wall construction, two opposed tiers of blocks, in each tier the blocks of a lower course having transverse corrugations on their upper faces and the blocks of the next higher course having transverse corrugations on their lower faces, and tie rods occupying in a lengthwise manner vthe spaces formed by opposite corrugations, oementitious material also occupying said spaces, said tie rods having enlarged portions embedded in said cementitious material to key them in place and thereby anchor individual rods to both tiers of blocks.

3. In a wall construction, two opposed tiers of block-s, in each tier the blocks of a lower course having transverse corrugations on their upper faces and the blocks of the next higher course having transverse corrugations on their lower faces, flanges which extend in a vertical plane being formed around the outer faces of the blocks in cach tier oi the well, and a cementitious iilling in said spaces, tie rods occupying spaces formed by opposite corrugations, said tie rods having lateral extension to key them in place, each of said rods being thereby keyed to blocks of both tiers, the length of said tie rods being slightly less than the distance between the flanges at opposite sides of the wall.

4. In a wall construction, two opposed tiers of blocks, in each tier the blocks of a lower course having transverse corrugations on their upper faces and the blocks of the next higher course having transverse corrugations on their lower faces, tie rodsV occupying spaces formed by opposite corrugations, a cementitious iilling in said spaces said tie rods having heads to key them in place, each of said rods being thereby anchored to both tiers of the blocks.

5. As an article of manufacture, a building block of a generally rectangular shape as viewed in vertical section, said block having a chamfer or bevel extending around one side face thereof and a flange extending around' the opposite side face thereof, the outer side of said flange being ush with the face of that side of the block, said block having corrugations which extend from said flange to said chamfer.

WALTER R. SIMONS. 

